Warren Says Bernie Must Answer for Fans Who Harassed Women Union Leaders: 'We Do Not Build On A

[highplainsdem]

Foundation Of Hate’


Mediaite article with video:


https://www.mediaite.com/news/warren-says-bernie-must-answer-for-fans-who-harassed-women-union-leaders-we-do-not-build-on-a-foundation-of-hate/

On Monday, MSNBC campaign embed Ali Vitali asked Warren about Sanders’ online supporters, who have begun to loom large as an issue in the Democratic primary.

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“Do you feel like he’s done enough to condemn the culture online that stems from his movement?” Vitali asked Warren.

“I’ve said before that we are all responsible for what our supporters do, and I think Bernie has a lot of questions to answer here,” Warren said, and added “I am particularly worried about what happened in the attacks on members of the Culinary Union, particularly on the women in leadership.”

“The whole notion of publishing their personal addresses, their phone numbers, and then making very aggressive threats against their own safety and the safety of their families, that is not how we build an inclusive democratic party and it is not how we build Donald Trump,” Warren continued, and added “We do not build on a foundation of hate.”

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Slight gaffe there, since she clearly meant to say "beat Donald Trump" instead of "build Donald Trump." (If Biden had made that gaffe, it would probably have been the headline.)


I saw Ali Vitali's tweets about this interview last night, but was too tired to post the thread.

I did skim the replies, though, and saw Warren being attacked by Sanders supporters, predictably.

Thread starts here:

Link to tweet

Warren was accused in the replies of trying to hurt the progressive movement, trying to help Bloomberg, of "bad-faith smear-enabling" and "desperate flailing" and being a "Big Structural Snake." And interspersed with those attacks from Sanders supporters were replies pointing out that those Sanders supporters were just proving the points Warren had made.

[Cha]

1. KR!

[apcalc]

2. +100

[pwb]

3. Much of this stinks like Putins bots to me.

Causing trouble however ?

[squirecam]

4. Let's see what she says on the debate stage, during the actual debate

not in a press release, or a “private” conversation afterwards.

If she wants to actually be President, she needs to go through Sanders.

[DanTex]

5. Disappointed in Warren for attacking a fellow progressive for what random people on the internet do.

She and Bernie are supporting basically the same policy platform. With all the people attacking progressive ideas like M4A and free college, should should instead be making the case for those, and responding to those attacks.

I don't see her taking responsible for the group that did the "Biden coffin" protest, even though it is led by a Warren supporter. Nor should she, really, because she had absolutely nothing to do with that. Neither Warren nor Bernie condone or foment or support any kind of online harassment or bullying, that's clear.

The last time she attacked Bernie, her poll numbers went down. I'm not sure about the reasoning behind doing it again.

[LanternWaste]

6. Still -pretending concerns are 'attacks', eh?

What a most warm and comforting narrative you allow yourself, regardless of its fiction.

[DanTex]

7. Still pretending attacks are "concerns". Hmm....

[George II]

9. Nina Turner, Briahna Gray, and David Sirota aren't "random people on the internet".

[DanTex]

10. They didn't have anything to do with whatever hate mail the Nevada union got.

[George II]

12. They are not so subtly indicating that such attack are acceptable, and NONE of them....

....have condemned those actions. They're the top three spokespeople for the campaign, and the fact that they've been quiet about this tells us quite a bit.

You saw the collection of tweets from those three the other day.

[DanTex]

13. No they aren't. They have never indicated anything of the sort. At all, ever.

[Dream Girl]

27. Nina is especially nasty. She's quite good at whipping up hate

[Cha]

31. +1!

[BeyondGeography]

14. Predictably weak answer...Your candidate needs to show some leadership on this issue

if he is to have a snowball's chance in hell in the GE. And if he doesn't get the nomination, his failure to do so will be one of the reasons why.

[uponit7771]

20. +1, ... at Sanders rallies there are fights and name calling I don't know how they get other ..

... politicos to come want to be associated with that shit.

[Eric J in MN]

8. We don't know who published the union leaders' addresses, so

...we don't know the candidate-or-candidates of the person-or-persons who did that.

[uponit7771]

21. Do we know who sent the hate mail? tia

[Eric J in MN]

29. No. The names of people who wrote hate mail weren't released.

They could have been Trump supporters trying to stir things up with a false flag.

[George II]

11. I'm glad our Democratic candidates are all pushing back on the hate and disgusting behavior....

....of Sanders supporters and surrogates.

It's surprising that some in the Sanders camp (including many supporters) are pooh poohing these vicious attacks.

[Cha]

19. "..surprising.."?

[uponit7771]

22. +1, the Sanders rally fight was on TV and the aggression has been in the open. If one wants to punch

... something go to a Sanders rally.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

15. OK Liz

[BeyondGeography]

16. She's not "Liz" to a lot of Bernie World

She's a fucking snake emoji.

[Cha]

30. Good on Elizabeth!

[Sloumeau]

17. Go, Senator Warren! Bravo! :) nt

[erlewyne]

18. Foundation Of Hate'

FOUNDATION OF HATS

I speed read and reading your post I misread 'Foundation Of Hate’
for FOUNDATION OF HATS.!!!

I realized that the red MAGA hats represent HATE.

A person wearing a MAGA hat is hateful.

[betsuni]

23. K&R

[Tarheel_Dem]

24. K&R

[NurseJackie]

25. She's absolutely correct. This is the kind of stuff that flows from the top AND...

She's absolutely correct. This is the kind of stuff that flows from the top AND that can be stopped from the top.

[evertonfc]

26. Bernie isn't a Democrat

He dosent give a shit. The guy is almost 80 and been running for office since his 20s. Hes an old school, brash type of politician.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

28. Has Sanders made a statement about this yet?